“Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward” (Job 5:7). How can it be otherwise, living as he is in a world which is under the curse that Adam’s sin entailed, and, what is worse, under God’s judgment because of its casting out of His beloved Son. Yet the subject of “trouble” needs to be “righ... Read More
The Total Depravity of Man Chapter 10 RAMIFICATIONS While endeavoring to present a complete picture of fallen man as he is depicted by the divine pen in the Scriptures, it is very difficult to avoid a measure of overlapping as we turn from one aspect or feature to another, or to prevent a certain am... Read More
One of the attributes of God according to Islamic and Christian beliefs is patience. "God is patient with you" says the Bible, "not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." Like the Bible, the Qur'an acknowledges that all men live in peril of losing their lives because of God's... Read More
Deserted (forsake, abandon, leave, left) (1459) (egkataleipo from en = in + kataleipo = forsake, desert) means literally to leave down in. It conveys the sense of deserting someone in a set of circumstances that are against them. The idea is to let one down, to desert, abandon, leave in the lurch, l... Read More
A Sermon (No. 2206) Intended for Reading on Lord's-Day, May 31st, 1891, Delivered by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, On behalf of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society, On Thursday Evening, May 7th, 1891. "Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?"--Job... Read More
A Sermon at the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. John Davis, at Waltham Abbey. Preached August 15, 1764. EZEKIEL 10:20 This is the living creature, that I saw under the God of Israel, by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the Cherubim. Being desired to say something to you, my Brother, on ... Read More
The Power of Grace in Weaning the Heart from the World by Matthew Mead "Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother. My soul is even as... Read More
HEARING THE ROD Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952) "Hear the rod and the One who ordained it" (Micah 6:9). "Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward" (Job 5:7). How can it be otherwise, living as he is in a world which is under the curse that Adam's sin entailed, and, what is worse, under God's ju... Read More
Bearing the Rod
The Total Depravity of Man Chapter 10 RAMIFICATIONS
As-Sabur - The Patient
Abandon (desert, forsake) (1459) egkataleipo
Sermon 2206 - "Am I a Sea, or a Whale?"
The Doctrine of the Cherubim Opened and Explained
The Power Of Grace In Weaning The Heart From The World
Hearing The Rod